Top news of the week: 02.03.2021.
Coronavirus
Thailand starts COVID-19 vaccination campaign
Thailand kicked off its COVID-19 inoculation campaign on Sunday, with cabinet ministers, health officials and medical professionals among the first in the queue to receive vaccinations.
Tokyo asks China to stop anal swab tests for COVID-19 on Japanese citizens
Tokyo has requested Beijing to stop taking anal swab tests for COVID-19 on Japanese citizens as the procedure causes psychological pain, a government spokesman said on Monday.
Singapore's first Chinese COVID-19 vaccines arrive ahead of approval
Singapore received its first batch of the COVID-19 vaccine made by China's Sinovac Biotech on Tuesday, its health ministry said, although the shot is still awaiting approval for use in the ...
China's bid to stop Wuhan COVID-19 spread cut deaths elsewhere from other causes: study
The number of deaths in China - excluding the coronavirus epicentre of Wuhan - fell slightly during the first three months of 2020, suggesting efforts to control the spread of COVID-19 ...
First COVID-19 vaccine doses dispatched by COVAX arrive in Ghana
The World Health Organization's global vaccine-sharing scheme COVAX delivered its first COVID-19 shots on Wednesday, as the race to get doses to the world's poorest people and tame the ...
Philippines receives first batch of COVID-19 vaccine, doses donated by China
The Philippines received on Sunday its first batch of COVID-19 vaccine doses in a shipment donated by China, a day before it was due to roll out a national inoculation campaign.
China approves two more domestic COVID-19 vaccines, increasing number to four
China's National Medical Products Administration said on Thursday that it had approved two more COVID-19 vaccines for public use, increasing the number of domestic vaccines approved in ...
China to provide Afghanistan with 400,000 doses of COVID-19 vaccine
China has pledged to deliver 400,000 doses of Sinopharm's COVID-19 vaccine to Afghanistan, Afghan officials said on Monday, in a boost for an immunisation campaign begun last week.